Page 10: Historical Events In May - 10

1992  Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel on May - 10.   

1993  Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145 on May - 10.   

1993  Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history paul Cézannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC   

1993  Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol on May - 10.   

1994  On this day in history barbra Streisand's begins first concert tour in 30 years   

1994  Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) on May - 10.   

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president   

1994  On May - 10 nelson Mandella sworn in as the president of South Africa   

1994  Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists on this day in history.   

1995  30th Academy of Country Music Awards Reba McEntire wins on May - 10.   

1995  Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein on this day in history.   

1995  On May - 10 in South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident   

1995  On May - 10 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins   

1996  On May - 10 "Twister" premieres   

1996  2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games on May - 10.   

1996  A storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953 on May - 10.   

1997  On May - 10 in Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area   

2005  On this day in history a hand grenade ostensibly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 10 feet (30 m) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate.   

2007  Tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27 jun triggering a Labour Party leadership election on May - 10.   

2012  The Red Cross suspends all humanitarian work in Pakistan after a worker was kidnapped and killed on May - 10.   

2014  The African National Congress wins the 2014 South African General Election on this day in history.   

2017  On May - 10 uS President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office   

2017  Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe 's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay)   

2018  Israel fires missiles at 70 Iranian targets inside Syria after Iran fires missiles into the Golan Heights, with claims Israel struck first in attack on Baath on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 10 new record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera 's "The Rivals"   

2018  On May - 10 r. Kelly 's songs removed from Spotify playlists after sexual abuse allegations   

2018  On this day in history china announces plans for the world's largest weather-control mechanism, rain-inducing machines for the Tibetan Plateau (area the size of Alaska)   

2018  Mahathir Mohamad is sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, the world's oldest leader at 92 on this day in history.   

2019  Rihanna announces her new upmarket fashion label Fenty with world's largest luxury group LVMH, their first black female designer on May - 10.   

2019  Amid ongoing negotiations, the United States' 25 percent tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing China–United States trade war on May - 10.   

2020  On this day in history the Iranian Navy frigate Jamaran accidentally strikes the Iranian support vessel Konarak with a missile, killing nineteen sailors. This is the first friendly fire incident since February 2019, when an Indian Mil Mi-17 helicopter was mistakenly shot down by Indian air defense forces.   

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 4 million worldwide.   

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1265  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  On May - 10 birth of gallus Zeiler, composer   

1724  On this day in history birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)   

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)   

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on this day in history.   

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer